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Monday, 22 December 2025
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Enceladus
The closest Cassini flyby over the surface of Enceladus took place in October 2015.
The probe, moving at a speed of 35.000 km/h, examined the composition of the material ejected by the geysers.
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Brain
The brain generates up to 80,000 thoughts a day.
That's over 3,000 thoughts per hour.
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Brain
Involving your brain in activities that involve solving logical problems reduces the likelihood of developing dementia by approximately 63%.
For health reasons, you should therefore perform as many tasks as possible involving the brain. Read ...
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Aurora
Auroras are caused by magnetic storms in the Sun.
Huge amounts of high-energy charged particles (mainly protons and electrons) are then ejected from t ...
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NASA
The first living organism sent to space from the U.S. was a chimpanzee called Ham.
Ham, aboard the Mercury Redstone rocket, blasted off on January 31, 1961. “Ham the Astrochimp” was b ...
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Anorexia Nervosa
Statistical studies indicate that globally, about 2 million people suffer from anorexia.
The disorder occurs 6 to 12 times more often in women than in men. It is far more common in the Caucasian race, especially during adolescence. It is also more common in homosexuals and bisexuals.
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Fungi
The fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis can take over ants.
Cordyceps species are parasitic fungi that live on animals - insect larvae or spiders - using them a ...
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Amber
Paleontologists used organisms trapped within amber to identify over 1,000 extinct species.
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Mushrooms
There are mushrooms that hunt animals.
An example of such a mushroom is the oyster mushroom. When it lacks protein, it hunts nematodes by f ...
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Fungi
Fungi have developed a high degree of metabolic versatility, which allows them to use a variety of organic substances for growth.
In some species, the pigment melanin may play a role in extracting energy from ionizing radiation such as gamma radiation.
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17 facts about Titan
17 facts about Titan
The largest of Saturn’s satellites
Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...
18 facts about amber
18 facts about amber
Fossilized tree resin
Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...
16 facts about liver
16 facts about liver
24/7 laboratory
The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...
29 facts about NASA
29 facts about NASA
For the Benefit of All
The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...
16 facts about Aurora
16 facts about Aurora
Northern light that has delighted people for centuries
Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...
19 facts about Brain
19 facts about Brain
Organic supercomputer
The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...
16 facts about Phobos
16 facts about Phobos
The larger of two moons of Mars
We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...
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